From Gary... Bible Reading and Study November 9

Bible Reading and Study  

November 9

The World English Bible

Nov. 9

Isaiah 53-56

Isa 53:1 Who has believed our message? To whom has the arm of Yahweh been revealed?

Isa 53:2 For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no form nor comeliness. When we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

Isa 53:3 He was despised, and rejected by men; a man of suffering, and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we didn't respect him.

Isa 53:4 Surely he has borne our sickness, and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted.

Isa 53:5 But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed.

Isa 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray. Everyone has turned to his own way; and Yahweh has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Isa 53:7 He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he didn't open his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is mute, so he didn't open his mouth.

Isa 53:8 He was taken away by oppression and judgment; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living and stricken for the disobedience of my people?

Isa 53:9 They made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death; although he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

Isa 53:10 Yet it pleased Yahweh to bruise him. He has caused him to suffer. When you make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed. He shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Yahweh shall prosper in his hand.

Isa 53:11 After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light and be satisfied. My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself; and he will bear their iniquities.

Isa 53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Isa 54:1 "Sing, barren, you who didn't bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you who did not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife," says Yahweh.

Isa 54:2 "Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of your habitations; don't spare: lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes.

Isa 54:3 For you shall spread aboard on the right hand and on the left; and your seed shall possess the nations, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.

Isa 54:4 "Don't be afraid; for you shall not be ashamed: neither be confounded; for you shall not be disappointed: for you shall forget the shame of your youth; and the reproach of your widowhood you shall remember no more.

Isa 54:5 For your Maker is your husband; Yahweh of Armies is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.

Isa 54:6 For Yahweh has called you as a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, even a wife of youth, when she is cast off," says your God.

Isa 54:7 "For a small moment have I forsaken you; but with great mercies will I gather you.

Isa 54:8 In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment; but with everlasting loving kindness will I have mercy on you," says Yahweh your Redeemer.

Isa 54:9 "For this is like the waters of Noah to me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I will not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.

Isa 54:10 For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my loving kindness shall not depart from you, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed," says Yahweh who has mercy on you.

Isa 54:11 "You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires.

Isa 54:12 I will make your pinnacles of rubies, and your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.

Isa 54:13 All your children shall be taught of Yahweh; and great shall be the peace of your children.

Isa 54:14 In righteousness you shall be established: you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not be afraid; and from terror, for it shall not come near you.

Isa 54:15 Behold, they may gather together, but not by me: whoever shall gather together against you shall fall because of you.

Isa 54:16 "Behold, I have created the smith who blows the fire of coals, and brings forth a weapon for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.

Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of Yahweh, and their righteousness which is of me," says Yahweh.

Isa 55:1 "Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters, and he who has no money; come, buy, and eat; yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Isa 55:2 Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which doesn't satisfy? listen diligently to me, and eat you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

Isa 55:3 Turn your ear, and come to me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

Isa 55:4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.

Isa 55:5 Behold, you shall call a nation that you don't know; and a nation that didn't know you shall run to you, because of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he has glorified you."

Isa 55:6 Seek Yahweh while he may be found; call you on him while he is near:

Isa 55:7 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Isa 55:8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," says Yahweh.

Isa 55:9 "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Isa 55:10 For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn't return there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

Isa 55:11 so shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing I sent it to do.

Isa 55:12 For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.

Isa 55:13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree; and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to Yahweh for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off."

Isa 56:1 Thus says Yahweh, "Keep justice, and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

Isa 56:2 Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast; who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil."

Isa 56:3 Neither let the foreigner, who has joined himself to Yahweh, speak, saying, "Yahweh will surely separate me from his people;" neither let the eunuch say, "Behold, I am a dry tree."

Isa 56:4 For thus says Yahweh, "To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and hold fast my covenant:

Isa 56:5 to them I will give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.

Isa 56:6 Also the foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh, to minister to him, and to love the name of Yahweh, to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and holds fast my covenant;

Isa 56:7 even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples."

Isa 56:8 The Lord Yahweh, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says, "Yet will I gather others to him, besides his own who are gathered."

Isa 56:9 All you animals of the field, come to devour, yes, all you animals in the forest.

Isa 56:10 His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all mute dogs, they can't bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.

Isa 56:11 Yes, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds who can't understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.

Isa 56:12 "Come," say they, "I will get wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow shall be as this day, a day great beyond measure."

 

The Composite Bible

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Isaiah

Isaiah 53 1

Who has believed our message? and to whom has the arm of Yahweh been revealed?

Who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of Jehovah been revealed?

Who hath given credence to that which we heard? And the arm of Jehovah, On

whom hath it been revealed?

Isaiah 53 2

For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he has no form nor comeliness; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

For he shall grow up before him as a tender sapling, and as a root out of dry ground: he

hath no form nor lordliness, and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should

desire him.

Yea, he cometh up as a tender plant before Him, And as a root out of a dry land, He

hath no form, nor honour, when we observe him, Nor appearance, when we desire

him.

Isaiah 53 3

He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we didn`t respect him.

He is despised and left alone of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, and

like one from whom [men] hide their faces; -- despised, and we esteemed him not.

He is despised, and left of men, A man of pains, and acquainted with sickness, And

as one hiding the face from us, He is despised, and we esteemed him not.

Isaiah 53 4

Surely he has borne our infirmities, and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken,

struck of God, and afflicted.

Surely *he* hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; and we, we did regard him

stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

Surely our sicknesses he hath borne, And our pains -- he hath carried them, And

we -- we have esteemed him plagued, Smitten of God, and afflicted.

Isaiah 53 5

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was on him; and with his stripes we are healed.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the

chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes we are healed.

And he is pierced for our transgressions, Bruised for our iniquities, The

chastisement of our peace [is] on him, And by his bruise there is healing to us.

Isaiah 53 6

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and Yahweh has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned every one to his own way; and Jehovah

hath laid upon him the iniquity of us all.

All of us like sheep have wandered, Each to his own way we have turned, And

Jehovah hath caused to meet on him, The punishment of us all.

Isaiah 53 7

He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he didn`t open his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is mute, so he didn`t open his mouth.

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, but he opened not his mouth; he was led as a lamb

to the slaughter, and was as a sheep dumb before her shearers, and he opened not his

mouth.

It hath been exacted, and he hath answered, And he openeth not his mouth, As a

lamb to the slaughter he is brought, And as a sheep before its shearers is dumb,

And he openeth not his mouth.

Isaiah 53 8

By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who [among them] considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living for the disobedience of my people to whom the stroke [was due]?

He was taken from oppression and from judgment; and who shall declare his generation?

for he was cut off out of the land of the living; for the transgression of my people was he

stricken.

By restraint and by judgment he hath been taken, And of his generation who doth

meditate, That he hath been cut off from the land of the living? By the

transgression of My people he is plagued,

Isaiah 53 9

They made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death; although he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

And [men] appointed his grave with the wicked, but he was with the rich in his death,

because he had done no violence, neither was there guile in his mouth.

And it appointeth with the wicked his grave, And with the rich [are] his high

places, Because he hath done no violence, Nor [is] deceit in his mouth.

Isaiah 53 10

Yet it pleased Yahweh to bruise him; he has put him to grief: when you shall make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Yahweh shall prosper in his hand.

Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath subjected [him] to suffering. When thou

shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see a seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and

the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand.

And Jehovah hath delighted to bruise him, He hath made him sick, If his soul doth

make an offering for guilt, He seeth seed -- he prolongeth days, And the pleasure

of Jehovah in his hand doth prosper.

Isaiah 53 11

He shall see of the travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by the knowledge of himself shall my righteous servant justify many; and he shall bear their iniquities.

He shall see of [the fruit of] the travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by his

knowledge shall my righteous servant instruct many in righteousness; and *he* shall

bear their iniquities.

Of the labour of his soul he seeth -- he is satisfied, Through his knowledge give

righteousness Doth the righteous one, My servant, to many, And their iniquities

he doth bear.

Isaiah 53 12

Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the

strong; because he poured out his soul to death, and was numbered with the transgressors: yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Therefore will I assign him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with

the strong: because he hath poured out his soul unto death, and was reckoned with the

transgressors; and he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Therefore I give a portion to him among the many, And with the mighty he

apportioneth spoil, Because that he exposed to death his soul, And with

transgressors he was numbered, And he the sin of many hath borne, And for

transgressors he intercedeth.

Isaiah 54 1

Sing, barren, you who didn`t bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you who did not

travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, says Yahweh.

Exult, thou barren, that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and shout for joy, thou

that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the

children of the married wife, saith Jehovah.

Sing, O barren, she hath not borne! Break forth with singing, and cry aloud, She

hath not brought forth! For more [are] the sons of the desolate, Than the sons of

the married one, said Jehovah.

Isaiah 54 2

Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of your habitations; don`t spare: lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes.

Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations:

spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.

Enlarge the place of thy tent, And the curtains of thy tabernacles they stretch out,

Restrain not -- lengthen thy cords, And thy pins make strong.

Isaiah 54 3

For you shall spread aboard on the right hand and on the left; and your seed shall possess the nations, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.

For thou shalt spread abroad on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall possess

nations, and they shall make desolate cities to be inhabited.

For right and left thou breakest forth, And thy seed doth nations possess,

Isaiah 54 4

Don`t be afraid; for you shall not be ashamed: neither be you confounded; for you shall not be put to shame: for you shall forget the shame of your youth; and the reproach of your widowhood shall you remember no more.

Fear not, for thou shalt not be ashamed; neither be thou confounded, for thou shalt not be

put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the

reproach of thy widowhood any more.

And desolate cities they cause to be inhabited. Fear not, for thou art not ashamed,

Nor blush, for thou art not confounded, For the shame of thy youth thou forgettest,

And the reproach of thy widowhood Thou dost not remember any more.

Isaiah 54 5

For your Maker is your husband; Yahweh of Hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.

For thy Maker is thy husband: Jehovah of hosts is his name, and thy Redeemer, the Holy

One of Israel: the God of the whole earth shall he be called.

For thy Maker [is] thy husband, Jehovah of Hosts [is] His name, And thy Redeemer

[is] the Holy One of Israel, `God of all the earth,` He is called.

Isaiah 54 6

For Yahweh has called you as a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, even a wife of youth, when she is cast off, says your God.

For Jehovah hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and as a wife of

youth, that hath been refused, saith thy God.

For, as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, Called thee hath Jehovah, Even a

youthful wife when she is refused, said thy God.

Isaiah 54 7

For a small moment have I forsaken you; but with great mercies will I gather you.

For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.

In a small moment I have forsaken thee, And in great mercies I do gather thee,

Isaiah 54 8

In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment; but with everlasting lovingkindness will I have mercy on you, says Yahweh your Redeemer.

In the outpouring of wrath have I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with

everlasting loving-kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer.

In overflowing wrath I hid my face [for] a moment from thee, And in kindness age-

during I have loved thee, Said thy Redeemer -- Jehovah!

Isaiah 54 9

For this is [as] the waters of Noah to me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I will not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.

For this is [as] the waters of Noah unto me, since I have sworn that the waters of Noah

should no more go over the earth: so have I sworn that I will no more be wroth with thee,

nor rebuke thee.

For, the waters of Noah [is] this to Me, In that I have sworn -- the waters of Noah Do

not pass again over the earth -- So I have sworn, Wrath is not upon thee, Nor

rebuke against thee.

Isaiah 54 10

For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my lovingkindness shall not depart from you, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, says Yahweh who has mercy on you.

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my loving-kindness shall

not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith Jehovah, that

hath mercy on thee.

For the mountains depart, and the hills remove, And My kindness from thee

departeth not, And the covenant of My peace removeth not, Said hath thy loving

one -- Jehovah.

Isaiah 54 11

you afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires.

[Thou] afflicted, tossed with tempest, not comforted! Behold, I will set thy stones in

antimony, and lay thy foundations with sapphires;

O afflicted, storm-tossed, not comforted, Lo, I am laying with cement thy stones,

And have founded thee with sapphires,

Isaiah 54 12

I will make your pinnacles of rubies, and your gates of emeralds, and all your border of precious stones.

and I will make thy battlements of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy

borders of precious stones.

And have made of agate thy pinnacles, And thy gates of carbuncle stones, And all

thy border of stones of delight,

Isaiah 54 13

All your children shall be taught of Yahweh; and great shall be the peace of your children.

And all thy children [shall be] taught of Jehovah, and great shall be the peace of thy

children.

And all thy sons are taught of Jehovah, And abundant [is] the peace of thy sons.

Isaiah 54 14

In righteousness shall you be established: you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not be afraid; and from terror, for it shall not come near you.

In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression, for thou

shalt not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near thee.

In righteousness thou establishest thyself, Be far from oppression, for thou fearest

not, And from ruin, for it cometh not near unto thee.

Isaiah 54 15

Behold, they may gather together, but not by me: whoever shall gather together against you

shall fall because of you.

Behold, they shall surely gather together, [but] not by me: whosoever gathereth together

against thee shall fall because of thee.

Lo, he doth diligently assemble without My desire, Who hath assembled near thee?

By thee he falleth!

Isaiah 54 16

Behold, I have created the smith who blows the fire of coals, and brings forth a weapon for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.

Behold, it is I who have created the smith that bloweth in the fire of coal, and that

bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the destroyer to ravage.

Lo, I -- I have prepared an artizan, Blowing on a fire of coals, And bringing out an

instrument for his work, And I have prepared a destroyer to destroy.

Isaiah 54 17

No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of Yahweh, and their righteousness which is of me, says Yahweh.

No weapon that is prepared against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that riseth

against thee in judgment, thou shalt condemn. This is the inheritance of the servants of

Jehovah; and their righteousness is of me, saith Jehovah.

No weapon formed against thee prospereth, And every tongue rising against thee,

In judgment thou condemnest. This [is] the inheritance of the servants of Jehovah,

And their righteousness from me, an affirmation of Jehovah!

Isaiah 55 1

Ho, everyone who thirsts, come you to the waters, and he who has no money; come you, buy, and eat; yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come ye,

buy, and eat: yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price!

Ho, every thirsty one, come ye to the waters, And he who hath no money, Come ye,

buy and eat, yea, come, buy Without money and without price, wine and milk.

Isaiah 55 2

Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which doesn`t satisfy? listen diligently to me, and eat you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

Wherefore do ye spend money for [that which is] not bread? and your labour for that

which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye [that which is] good, and let

your soul delight itself in fatness.

Why do ye weigh money for that which is not bread? And your labour for that

which is not for satiety? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat good, And your soul

doth delight itself in fatness.

Isaiah 55 3

Turn your ear, and come to me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an

everlasting covenant with you, the sure mercies of David.

Incline your ear, and come unto me, Hear, and your soul doth live, And I make for

you a covenant age-during, The kind acts of David -- that are stedfast.

Isaiah 55 4

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.

Behold, I have given him [for] a witness to the peoples, a prince and commander to the

peoples.

Lo, a witness to peoples I have given him, A leader and commander to peoples.

Isaiah 55 5

Behold, you shall call a nation that you don`t know; and a nation that didn`t know you shall run to you, because of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he has glorified you.

Behold, thou shalt call a nation thou knowest not, and a nation [that] knew not thee shall

run unto thee, because of Jehovah thy God, and the Holy One of Israel; for he hath

glorified thee.

Lo, a nation thou knowest not, thou callest, And a nation who know thee not unto

thee do run, For the sake of Jehovah thy God, And for the Holy One of Israel,

Because He hath beautified thee.

Isaiah 55 6

Seek you Yahweh while he may be found; call you on him while he is near:

Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.

Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found, Call ye Him, while He is near,

Isaiah 55 7

let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to

Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him

return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will

abundantly pardon.

Forsake doth the wicked his way, And the man of iniquity his thoughts, And he

returneth to Jehovah, and He pitieth him, And unto our God for He multiplieth to

pardon.

Isaiah 55 8

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says Yahweh.

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.

For not My thoughts [are] your thoughts, Nor your ways My ways, -- an affirmation

of Jehovah,

Isaiah 55 9

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and

my thoughts than your thoughts.

For high have the heavens been above the earth, So high have been My ways above

your ways, And My thoughts above your thoughts.

Isaiah 55 10

For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn`t return there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but

watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the

sower, and bread to the eater:

For, as come down doth the shower, And the snow from the heavens, And thither

returneth not, But hath watered the earth, And hath caused it to yield, and to

spring up, And hath given seed to the sower, and bread to the eater,

Isaiah 55 11

so shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void,

but it shall do that which I please, and it shall accomplish that for which I send it.

So is My word that goeth out of My mouth, It turneth not back unto Me empty, But

hath done that which I desired, And prosperously effected that [for] which I sent

it.

Isaiah 55 12

For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall

break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace; the mountains and the hills shall

break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

For with joy ye go forth, And with peace ye are brought in, The mountains and the

hills Break forth before you [with] singing, And all trees of the field clap the

Isaiah 55 13

Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir-tree; and instead of the brier shall come up the

myrtle-tree: and it shall be to Yahweh for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress, and instead of the nettle shall come up the

myrtle; and it shall be to Jehovah for a name, for an everlasting sign [that] shall not be

cut off.

Instead of the thorn come up doth fir, Instead of the brier come up doth myrtle,

And it hath been to Jehovah for a name, For a sign age-during -- it is not cut off!

Isaiah 56 1

Thus says Yahweh, Keep you justice, and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

Thus saith Jehovah: Keep ye judgment and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to

come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

Thus said Jehovah: `Keep ye judgment, and do righteousness, For near [is] My

salvation to come, And My righteousness to be revealed.`

Isaiah 56 2

Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast; who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil.

Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that holdeth fast to it; that keepeth

the sabbath from profaning it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

O the happiness of a man who doth this, And of a son of man who keepeth hold on

it, Keeping the sabbath from polluting it, And keeping his hand from doing any

evil.

Isaiah 56 3

Neither let the foreigner, who has joined himself to Yahweh, speak, saying, Yahweh will surely separate me from his people; neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.

And let not the son of the alien, that hath joined himself to Jehovah, speak saying, Jehovah

hath entirely separated me from his people; neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a

dry tree;

Nor speak let a son of the stranger, Who is joined unto Jehovah, saying: `Jehovah

doth certainly separate me from His people.` Nor say let the eunuch, `Lo, I am a

tree dried up,`

Isaiah 56 4

For thus says Yahweh of the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and hold fast my covenant:

for thus saith Jehovah: Unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things

that please me, and hold fast to my covenant,

For thus said Jehovah of the eunuchs, Who do keep My sabbaths, And have fixed on

that which I desired, And are keeping hold on My covenant:

Isaiah 56 5

To them will I give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.

even unto them will I give in my house and within my walls a place and a name better

than of sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.

I have given to them in My house, And within My walls a station and a name,

Better than sons and than daughters, A name age-during I give to him That is not

cut off.

Isaiah 56 6

Also the foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh, to minister to him, and to love the name of Yahweh, to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and holds fast my covenant;

Also the sons of the alien, that join themselves to Jehovah, to minister unto him and to

love the name of Jehovah, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from

profaning it, and holdeth fast to my covenant;

And sons of the stranger, who are joined to Jehovah, To serve Him, and to love the

name of Jehovah, To be to Him for servants, Every keeper of the sabbath from

polluting it, And those keeping hold on My covenant.

Isaiah 56 7

even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.

even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer;

their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar: for my

house shall be called a house of prayer for all the peoples.

I have brought them unto My holy mountain, And caused them to rejoice in My

house of prayer, Their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices [Are] for a pleasing

thing on Mine altar, For My house, `A house of prayer,` Is called for all the peoples.

Isaiah 56 8

The Lord Yahweh, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says, Yet will I gather [others] to him,

besides his own who are gathered.

The Lord Jehovah, who gathereth the outcasts of Israel, saith: Yet will I gather [others] to

him, with those of his that are gathered.

An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Who is gathering the outcasts of Israel: `Again

I gather to him -- to his gathered ones.`

Isaiah 56 9

All you animals of the field, come to devour, [yes], all you animals in the forest.

All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, all ye beasts in the forest.

Every beast of the field, Come to devour, every beast in the forest.

Isaiah 56 10

His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all mute dogs, they can`t bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.

His watchmen are all of them blind, they are without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs

that cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber:

Blind [are] his watchmen -- all of them, They have not known, All of them [are]

dumb dogs, they are not able to bark, Dozing, lying down, loving to slumber.

Isaiah 56 11

Yes, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds who can`t

understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.

and the dogs are greedy, they know not to be satisfied, and these are shepherds that

know not how to discern: they all turn to their own way, every one for his gain, even to

the last of them:

And the dogs [are] strong of desire, They have not known sufficiency, And they

[are] shepherds! They have not known understanding, All of them to their own

way they did turn, Each to his dishonest gain from his quarter:

Isaiah 56 12

Come you, [say they], I will get wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow shall be as this day, [a day] great beyond measure.

Come, [say they,] I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-

morrow shall be as this day, [and] much more abundant.

`Come ye, I take wine, And we drink, quaff strong drink, And as this day hath been

to-morrow, Great -- exceeding abundant!`

 Study Questions

What will "My righteous servant" do? 53:11
 

The Holy One of Israel is also called? 54:5f
 

God's word will not always do its intended work due to man's stubbornness, true or false? 56:11
 

What will God give to the eunuchs that please Him? 56:4-7

The World English Bible

Nov. 9

2 Timothy 3

2Ti 3:1 But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come.

2Ti 3:2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

2Ti 3:3 without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,

2Ti 3:4 traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

2Ti 3:5 holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof. Turn away from these, also.

2Ti 3:6 For of these are those who creep into houses, and take captive gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts,

2Ti 3:7 always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

2Ti 3:8 Even as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so do these also oppose the truth; men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

2Ti 3:9 But they will proceed no further. For their folly will be evident to all men, as theirs also came to be.

2Ti 3:10 But you did follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,

2Ti 3:11 persecutions, and sufferings: those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. Out of them all the Lord delivered me.

2Ti 3:12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

2Ti 3:13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

2Ti 3:14 But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them.

2Ti 3:15 From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.

2Ti 3:16 Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

2Ti 3:17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

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2 Timothy

2 Timothy 3 1

But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come.

But this know, that in [the] last days difficult times shall be there;

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times,

2 Timothy 3 2

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

for men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, evil speakers,

disobedient to parents, ungrateful, profane,

for men shall be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, evil-

speakers, to parents disobedient, unthankful, unkind,

2 Timothy 3 3

without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of

without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, of unsubdued passions, savage, having

no love for what is good,

without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, not

lovers of those who are good,

2 Timothy 3 4

traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

traitors, headlong, of vain pretensions, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

traitors, heady, lofty, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,

2 Timothy 3 5

holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof. Turn away from these, also.

having a form of piety but denying the power of it: and from these turn away.

having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning

away,

2 Timothy 3 6

For of these are those who creep into houses, and take captive gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts,

For of these are they who are getting into houses, and leading captive silly women, laden

with sins, led by various lusts,

for of these there are those coming into the houses and leading captive the silly

women, laden with sins, led away with desires manifold,

2 Timothy 3 7

always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

always learning, and never able to come to [the] knowledge of [the] truth.

always learning, and never to a knowledge of truth able to come,

2 Timothy 3 8

Even as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so do these also oppose the truth; men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

Now in the same manner in which Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, thus these also

withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, found worthless as regards the faith.

and, even as Jannes and Jambres stood against Moses, so also these do stand against

the truth, men corrupted in mind, disapproved concerning the faith;

2 Timothy 3 9

But they will proceed no further. For their folly will be evident to all men, as theirs also came to be.

But they shall not advance farther; for their folly shall be completely manifest to all, as

that of those also became.

but they shall not advance any further, for their folly shall be manifest to all, as

theirs also did become.

2 Timothy 3 10

But you did follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,

But *thou* hast been thoroughly acquainted with my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith,

longsuffering, love, endurance,

And thou -- thou hast followed after my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith,

long-suffering, love, endurance,

2 Timothy 3 11

persecutions, and sufferings; those things that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; those persecutions that I endured. Out of them all the Lord delivered me.

persecutions, sufferings: what [sufferings] happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in

Lystra; what persecutions I endured; and the Lord delivered me out of all.

the persecutions, the afflictions, that befel me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra;

what persecutions I endured, and out of all the Lord did deliver me,

2 Timothy 3 12

Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

And all indeed who desire to live piously in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

and all also who will to live piously in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted,

2 Timothy 3 13

But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

But wicked men and juggling impostors shall advance in evil, leading and being led

astray.

and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being

led astray.

2 Timothy 3 14

But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them.

But *thou*, abide in those things which thou hast learned, and [of which] thou hast been

fully persuaded, knowing of whom thou hast learned [them];

And thou -- be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted

with, having known from whom thou didst learn,

2 Timothy 3 15

From infancy, you have known the sacred writings which are able to make you wise to salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.

and that from a child thou hast known the sacred letters, which are able to make thee

wise unto salvation, through faith which [is] in Christ Jesus.

and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to

make thee wise -- to salvation, through faith that [is] in Christ Jesus;

2 Timothy 3 16

Every scripture inspired by God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness,

Every scripture [is] divinely inspired, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for

correction, for instruction in righteousness;

every Writing [is] God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for

setting aright, for instruction that [is] in righteousness,

2 Timothy 3 17

that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely to every good work.

that the man of God may be complete, fully fitted to every good work.

that the man of God may be fitted -- for every good work having been completed.

 Study Questions

Who will suffer persecution? 3:12
 

What is scripture profitable for? 3:16,17